Visit the historic murder scene under Brighton's town hall

Visit the historic murder scene under Brighton's town hall

Spend a day in the cells

The police cells were condemned in 1929 and are now unearthed for your pleasure. In 1844, Chief Constable Henry Solomon was senselessly bludgeoned to death by a petty criminal before witnesses in his own office. His assailant spent a night in the subterranean cells before being tried and publicly hanged. These cells have hosted many infamous felons who have shared a night in the company of the spectres that lurk within…

A great day of local history

This place is great! As the tours are free, wasn’t expecting such an informative and fun tour packed with stories and props and costumes. Our tour guide Phil was fantastic — super knowledgeable, friendly, and clearly loving his job. This place is certainly a must, especially for locals!

Hark C, January 2017

Excellent and informative

An excellent free tour of the old Police Cells. Our tour guide was fabulous … a retired police officer from Brighton who was extremely knowledgeable and not afraid to share some amusing anecdotes